I will be attending the Berlin Film Festival 2008 (7th — 17th February 2008) There are two big reasons why I am going.
Invisible City, a film I worked on, is screening in the Forum section of the Berlinale.
I will also take the opportunity to market and promote my own film about the Beijing Olympics, Boomtown Beijing at the Festival and the European Film Market.
With thousands of journalists and film makers attending, I am sure Berlin will be a zoo. But hopefully, it’d also be a lot of fun.
I have never been on Second Life so I have no idea what it means to inhabit larger than life personae in the virtual world.
Nonetheless, I am fascinated by this space in which everyone gets to place at being a comic book superhero.
What a fascinating topic for a documentary film and I am so glad someone has just made one! Trailer for documentary about virtual worlds – Boing Boing
Check out the trailer for “Second Skin” , a documentary about the virtual world and the gamers who ‘live’ in them. You can also go to the official film website here.
There are so many ways to look at the virtual lives that people have created for themselves online.
It is the stuff of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Technology and Literature.
Perhaps the virtual world is like a mirror that reflect and refract our true selves.
Today, I received an email request from my friend, Singaporean film maker Tan Pin Pin:
"Hi Siok, if its convenient, can you let Web 2.0 know to watch or look out for Invisible City in Berlin?"
Those were her exact words.:)
So hear ye, Web 2.0 folks out there, look out for this Singapore documentary film at one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world
Invisible City is a documentary about documenteurs. The film conveys the fragility of histories stitched together by a patchwork of memories and artefacts.
You can watch the trailer of the film here:
The following are the dates and times for the screening of Invisible City at the Berlinale.
08.02.08 17:45 CinemaxX5 (press screening)
09.02.08 20:00 Arsenal
10.02.08 15:00 Cubix 7
11.02.08 15:00 CineStar 8
I will be traveling to the festival with director, Pin Pin, as a member of the Invisible City production team.
I have never given an interview about a film on a business show before. Well, there is always a first time.
The China Business Show is a weekly show on WSR Radio that sheds cross-cultural insight on doing business in China. I am impressed by the range of issues that the show covers, from technology and business strategy to the media and corporate social responsibility.
